Ever since I posted old vacation photos on Monday, I’ve been yearning for another vacation! Too bad my boss is failing to approve any vacation requests. So, let’s look back on the adventures that my dollies and I have been on over the last few years…

We made it! Here is the last of my historical collection, Kaya. Kaya is a Nez Perce Girl. Nez Perce lived in areas of what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. She has just a few outfits and a teepee:

I was hoping that Kaya would get more of a makeover for BeForever. Would it kill American Girl to give her more outfits?

Let’s look back at everything:

Felicity

Caroline

Josefina

Marie-Grace and Cecile:

Kirsten

Addy

Samantha

Rebecca

Kit

Molly

Julie

I just want to shout out that I love the historical characters! These oufits and accessories are what made me fall in love with American Girl the moment I got my first catalog in the 90s. My favorite is Molly because she was my first. Who’s your favorite?

2 dolls, 1 story. Cecile and Marie-Grace are special, and they were with us for such a short time. But they are so elegant! I’m going to miss them so much. I really doubt their collections will be returning any time soon.

Enough sadness. How about some photos?

Isabelle looks really really cute in Marie-Grace’s pink dress. I took a lot of Cecile and Marie-Grace photos earlier this year. Here’s a link to that post.

So I wanna know, does anyone else love Cecile and Marie-Grace as much as I do? Word on the street is that the collection was retired after just 3 years because it wasn’t selling well. What do you think of Cecile and Marie-Grace’s collection?

I’ve been admiring my girls all week in their new Beforever outfits, and I’ve been wondering how they fit in with the rest of each girl’s collection. So I decided to dig out all of my outfits from the historical collection, and photograph them all. This might take a while. I decided to start with Julie and work back in time. Let’s start with the group photo:

Back row: On Bicycle=Caroline, In VW= Ivy and Julie, On Bleachers= Felicity, Kaya, Josefina, Kit, Nellie

3rd row: Addy, Cecile, Samantha, Elizabeth

2nd row: Rebecca, Lindsey, Ruthie

Front row: Jess, Molly, Sonali, Isabelle

And here are close-ups of my favorites from today:

Josefina in Basketball gear, standing on bleachers

Ivy in her rainbow romper, and Julie in her patchwork outfit riding the Beetle

Felicity in Summer Skirt

Elizabeth in birthday dress with goodies

Kaya in Floral Jumpsuit

Caroline in Julie’s outfit riding the banana seat bike

Nellie in Dog Walking Outfit

Samantha in Calico Dress (hooray for a kerchief to contain that mane)

Cecile in Christmas Dress

Ruthie rocks Ivy’s outfit and beret

Rebecca in Ivy’s New Year Outfit

Kit in pajamas styling the Barbie head

And how about some more photos of Julie’s outfits, that have been posted to the blog previously:

Oh man, I forgot about this outfit in the group photo because I’m storing it in the box with the disco ball. Oh well. No retakes!

I imagine you’ve already heard that Cecile and Marie-Grace are retiring this fall. In the meantime, most of their stuff has been going for about half price on American Girl’s website. I started with Cecile’s Parlor Desk and Marie-Grace’s vanity, and a few weeks later the bed was on sale too! That’s when I reached the “I have most of their collection” point. So I grabbed the retired Courtyard Furniture and Glassware off ebay, and the lacy parasol and fancy boots will be arriving later this week. Add the crinoline that lives at my mom’s house, and I will have everything from their collection! Time for photos!

Cecile and Marie-Grace at their Mardi Gras party

Mia and Chrissa in their fancy outfits. The piano is not part of their collection, but I’m pretending Mia is taking a lesson from Madame Oceane!

New furniture. Felicity and Saige in parlor outfits at the parlor desk. Elizabeth at the vanity getting ready for bed in Marie-Grace’s nightgown. Julie on the bed in Cecile’s nightgown. Backdrop is Samantha’s bedroom.

McKenna in Marie-Grace’s summer outfit and Kit in Cecile’s summer outfit with my new courtyard furniture, glassware and treats. I need a cute backdrop for this scene. I might make one with one of my New Orleans photos.

Nellie, Caroline and Argos.

If you’re at all on the fence, I’d swipe up these items before they disappear. I don’t think nice wooden furniture will be around much longer as American Girl gets more Mattel-ified. Marie-Grace and Cecile’s collection was around for just 3 years; will we be losing Caroline next year? I hope I’m wrong.

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My name is Marjorie. In most respects I am a grown up, in that I'm old enough to be a grown up and I have a full time job. I'm Marjorie. I'm a grown up. I love my dolls. I'm a Mormon.
I have recently decided to dedicate this blog to my dolls. Maybe I think they need to make more friends on the internet. I currently collect American Girl, Maplelea, A Girl for All Time, and Carpatina. I have others too...I look forward to you meeting all of my dolls. Have a nice day.